TIGER Woods had the 93rd win of his career on Sunday and may yet go on to beat the record 18 majors of Jack Nicklaus – but he has never had the talent of Rory McIlroy.

TIGER Woods had the 93rd win of his career on Sunday and may yet go on to beat the record 18 majors of Jack Nicklaus but he has never had the talent of Rory McIlroy.

That at least is the opinion of world number one Luke Donald, who believes the sky is the limit for the 22-year-old Northern Irishman.

Tigers work ethic has always been tremendous and I think his mindset is what has separated himself from the field when he was really at the top of the game, Donald said.

But, in terms of talent, I think Rory has more. Of the guys Ive played with out here on Tour, Rory has the most.

I see him winning lots of tournaments and lots of majors.

It would make Donald a happy man, however, if US Open champion McIlroy does not add the Dubai World Championship at the Greg Norman-designed Earth course this week.

The worlds top two go head-to-head in the first round, with the European Tour money list crown on the line.

McIlroy is more than s680,000 behind, but should he repeat his Hong Kong Open victory on Sunday, Donald will have to finish in the top nine to hold him off.

Most expect that to happen. Donald has had 19 top 10s in 25 starts this year and is in the position he is despite playing six fewer events than McIlroy.

The English star, 34 yesterday, makes no secret of how much it would mean to him to become the first player officially to top the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic in the same season.

Even he feels the need to insert the word officially because Woods has actually done it six times in his career, but because he was not actually a European Tour member his name does not appear on the Harry Vardon Trophy.

If it all works out Sunday it will be my biggest accomplishment, said Donald.

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